List of destroyer classes
This is a list of destroyer classes.
Argentina (Armada de la RepΓΊblica Argentina)
- Catamarca class β 2 ships
- La Plata class β 2 ships
- Cervantes class β 2 ships, ex-Churruca class
- Mendoza class β 3 ships
- Buenos Aires class β 7 ships, ex-G class
- Almirante Domecq GarcΓa class β 5 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- SeguΓ class β 3 ships, ex-Allen M. Sumner class
- Py class β 1 ship, ex-Gearing class
- Hercules class β 2 ships (same as UK's Type 42 Batch 1)
- Almirante Brown class β 4 ships, ex-MEKO 360 H2
Australia (Royal Australian Navy)
- Battle class β 2 ships
- N class β 5 ships
- Scott class β 1 ship
- Tribal class β 3 ships
- V and W class β 4 ships
- Perth class β 3 ships
- River class destroyer escort β 6 ships
- Hobart class destroyer β 3 Ships Under Construction Expected 2013-14 To 2017
Austria-Hungary (Austro-Hungarian Navy)
Brazil (Brazilian Navy)
- Marcilio Dias class β 3 ships
- H class β 6 ships
- Acre class β 6 ships
Canada (Royal Canadian Navy)
- Cameron Holder class β 1 ship
- Tribal class β 8 ships
- Cr class β 2 ships
- Valentine class β 2 ships
- Algonquin class β 2 ships
- St Laurent class β 7 ships
- Restigouche class β 7 ships
- Mackenzie class β 4 ships
- Annapolis class β 2 ships
- Iroquois class β 4 ships
Chile (Chilean Navy)
- Almirante Lynch class
- Serrano class β 6 ships
- Almirante class β 2 ships
China (People's Liberation Army Navy)
- Anshan class β 4 ships, all retired
- Sovremenny class β 4 ships in active service
- Type 051 (NATO codename Luda) β 6 ships in active service, 11 retired
- Type 052 (NATO codename Luhu) β 2 ships in active serve
- Type 051B (NATO codename Luhai) β 1 ship in active service
- Type 052B (NATO codename Luyang I) β 2 ships in active service
- Type 051C (NATO codename Luzhou) β 2 ships in active service
- Type 052C (NATO codename Luyang II) β 5 ships in active service, 1 more under sea trial
- Type 052D β 1 ship in active service, 1 under sea trial, 2 fitting out, 4 under construction, 4 more planned
- Type 055 β at least 6 planned
France (Marine Nationale)
- Horizon class destroyer - 2 ships
- Aquitaine class destroyer - 11 ships (in construction or planning)
Germany (Deutsche Marine)
Greece (Hellenic Navy)
Royal Hellenic Navy (1832-1974)
- Niki class destroyer β 4 ships
- Thyella class destroyer β 4 ships
- Wild Beast class destroyer β 4 ships
- Keravnos class β 2 ships
- Dardo class β 4 ships
- Modified G class destroyer β 2 ships
- Fletcher class destroyer β 6 ships
- Hunt class destroyer β 8 ships
Hellenic Navy (1974-Present)
- Gearing class destroyer β 7 ships
- Charles F. Adams class destroyer β 4 ships
India (Indian Navy)
- Kolkata class β 1 ship (another 2 under construction)
- Delhi class β 3 ships
- Rajput class β 5 ships
Iran (Iranian Navy)
- Damavand class β 1 ship
- Babr class β 2 ships
- Jamaran class β 2 ships
Italy (Italian Navy)
- Horizon class destroyer - 2 ships
- Durand de la Penne class destroyer - 2 ships
Mexican Navy
- ARM Netzahualcoyotl (D-102)
- ARM Manuel Azueta (D-111)
Japan
- Hatakaze class destroyer - 2 ships
- Kongo class destroyer - 4 ships
- Murasame class destroyer - 9 ships
- Takanami class destroyer - 5 ships
- Atago class destroyer - 2 ships
- Akizuki class destroyer - 4 ships
Netherlands (Koninklijke Marine)
- Holland class β 4 ships
- Friesland class β 8 ships
- Gerard Callenburgh class β 4 ships
- Admiralen class β 8 ships
- Roofdier class β 8 ships
Norway (Kongelige Norske Marine)
- Draug class β 3 ships
- Sleipner class β 6 ships
Peru (Marina de Guerra del PerΓΊ)
- Fletcher class β 2 ships
- Daring class β 2 ships
- Holland class β 1 ship
- Friesland class β 7 ships
Poland (Marynarka Wojenna)
- Wicher class β 2 ships
- Grom class β 2 ships
- G and H class β 1 ship
- L and M class β 1 ship
- N class β 1 ship
- Hunt (Batch III) class β 3 ships
- Project 30 class β 2 ships
- Kotlin class β 1 ship
- Kashin class β 1 ship
Portugal (Marinha Portuguesa)
- Tejo class β 1 ship
- Guadiana class β 4 ships
- Liz Class β 1 ship
- Vouga class β 7 ships
Romania (Romanian Navy)
- Marasti class
- Regele Ferdinand class
Russia/USSR (Russian Navy)
Soviet Navy
- Leningrad class β 6 ships
- Tashkent class β 1 ship
- Gnevny class β 28 ships
- Soobrazitelny class β 18 ships
- Opitny class β 1 ship
- Ognevoy class β 11 ships
- Zhivushiy (ex-USS) class β 9 ships
- Likhoy class β 2 ships, ex-Regele Ferdinand class
- Legky class β 2 ships, ex-Marasti class
- Prytky class β 2 ships, ex-ZerstΓΆrer 1934A class
- Prochny class β 1 ship, ex-German ZerstΓΆrer 1936A class
- Soldati class β 5 ships, ex-Soldati class
- Skoryy class β 70 ships
- Neustrashimy class β 1 ship
- Kotlin class β 27 ships
- Kildin class β 4 ships
- Krupny class β 7 ships
- Kashin class β 25 ships
- Sovremenny class β 21 ships
- Udaloy class β 16 ships
South Korea (Republic of Korea Navy)
- Gwanggaeto the Great class β 3 ships
- Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class β 6 ships
- King Sejong the Great class β 3 ships
Spain (Armada EspaΓ±ola)
- Destructor class β 1 ship
- Furor class β 6 ships
- Bustamante class β 3 ships
- Alsedo class β 3 ships
- Churruca class β 16 ships
- Teruel class β 2 ships
- Ceuta class β 2 ships
- Liniers class β 2 ships
- Audaz class β 9 ships
- Oquendo class β 3 ships
- Lepanto class β 5 ships, ex-Fletcher class
- Churruca class β 5 ships, ex-Gearing class
Sweden (Swedish Navy)
- Ehrenskold class
- Klas Horn class
- GΓΆteborg class
- Mode class
- Visby class
- Oland class
- Halland class
- Γstergotland class
Republic of China (Taiwan) (ZhΕnghuΓ‘ MΓnguΓ³ HΗijΕ«n)
- Chao Yang class β 14 ships
- Lo Yang class β 8 ships
- Heng Yang class β 4 ships
- Keelung class β 4 ships
Turkey (OsmanlΔ± DonanmasΔ± / TΓΌrk Deniz Kuvvetleri)
- Samsun class - 4 ships
- Muavenet-i Milliye class - 4 ships
- Adatepe class β 2 ships
- Tinaztepe class β 2 ships
- Gaziantep class - 4 ships
- Demirhisar class β 4 ships
- Alp Arslan class - 4 ships
- Geyret class - 1 ship
- Δ°stanbul class - 5 ships
- Zafer class - 2 ships
- YΓΌcetepe class - 10 ships
- Alçıtepe class - 2 ships
- Berk class - 2 ships
United Kingdom (Royal Navy)
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
In 1913, the surviving units among the large heterogeneous array of older Torpedo Boat Destroyer types of the "27-knotter" and "30-knotter" varieties were organised into the A, B, C and D classes according to their design speed and the number of funnels they possessed. The earlier "26-knotters" were not included as all six vessels had been deleted before 1913.
- 26-knot classes
- Daring class β 2 ships
- Havock class β 2 ships
- Ferret class β 2 ships
- A class; (27-knot classes) - 36 original ships in this group
- Ardent class β 3 ships
- Charger class β 3 ships
- Fervent class β 2 ships
- Hardy class β 2 ships
- Janus class β 3 ships
- Salmon class β 2 ships
- Banshee class β 3 ships
- Conflict class β 3 ships
- Handy class β 3 ships
- Opossum class β 3 ships
- Rocket class β 3 ships
- Sturgeon class β 3 ships
- Swordfish class β 2 ships
- Zebra class - 1 ship
- B class (4-funnelled, 30-knot (56 km/h) classes)
- Quail class β 4 ships
- Earnest class β 6 ships
- Spiteful class β 2 ships
- Myrmidon class β 2 ships
- C class (3-funnelled, 30-knot (56 km/h) classes)
- Star class β 6 ships
- Avon class β 3 ships
- Brazen class β 4 ships
- Violet class β 2 ships
- Mermaid class β 2 ships
- Gipsy class β 3 ships
- Bullfinch class β 3 ships
- Fawn class β 6 ships
- Falcon class β 2 ships
- Greyhound class β 3 ships
- Thorn class β 3 ships
- Hawthorn special type β 2 ships
- Thornycroft special β 1 ship
- Armstrong-Whitworth special, β 1 ship
- D class; (2-funnelled, 30-knot (56 km/h) classes)
Unlike the "A", "B" and "C" classes, all the (two-funnel) "D" class were built by one shipbuilder (Thornycroft) and comprised a single class, with minor modifications between batches.
- Desperate group β 4 ships
- Angler group β 2 ships
- Coquette group β 3 ships
- Stag special type β 1 ship
- Taku type β 1 ship, ex-Chinese prize
Conventional destroyers
In 1913, lettered names were given to all Royal Navy destroyers, previously known after the first ship of that class. The River or E class of 1913 were the first destroyers of the Royal Navy with a recognisable modern configuration.
- River or E class β 33 ships
- Tribal or F class β 13 ships
- Beagle or G class β 16 ships
- Acorn or H class β 20 ships
- Acheron or I class β 23 ships
- Acasta or K class β 20 ships
- Swift type β 1 ship
- Laforey or L class β 22 ships
- Arno type β 1 ship
- Admiralty M class β 74 ships
- Hawthorn M class β 2 ships
- Yarrow M class β 10 ships
- Thornycroft M class β 6 ships
- Talisman class β 4 ships
- Medea class β 4 ships
- Faulknor class leader β 4 ships
- Marksman class leader β 7 ships
- Parker class leader β 6 ships
- Admiralty R class β 39 ships
- Yarrow Later M class β 7 ships
- Thornycroft R class β 5 ships
- Admiralty modified R class β 11 ships
- Admiralty S class β 55 ships
- Yarrow S class β 7 ships
- Thornycroft S class β 5 ships
- Admiralty V class β 28 ships
- Admiralty W class β 19 ships
- Thornycroft V and W class β 4 ships
- Thornycroft modified W class β 2 ships
- Admiralty modified W class β 15 ships
- Admiralty type leader β 8 ships
- Thornycroft type leader or Shakespeare class β 5 ships
- Ambuscade type β 1 ship
- Amazon type β 1 ship
- Inter-war standard classes
- A class β 9 ships
- B class β 9 ships
- C class β 5 ships
- D class β 9 ships
- E class β 9 ships
- F class β 9 ships
- G class β 9 ships
- H class β 9 ships
- I class β 9 ships
- ex-Brazilian H class β 6 ships
- ex-Turkish I class β 2 ships
- Tribal class β 27 ships
- J, K and N class β 24 ships
- Hunt class β 83 ships
- L and M class β 16 ships
- Town class β 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, transferred 1940
- World War II War Emergency Programme classes
- O and P class β 16 ships
- Q and R class β 16 ships
- S and T class β 16 ships
- U and V class β 16 ships
- W and Z class β 16 ships
- C class β 32 ships
- Battle class β 23 ships
- Weapon class β 4 ships
- Laid down post-war
- Daring class β 8 ships
Guided-missile destroyers
- County class β 8 ships
- Type 82 β 1 ship
- Type 42 β 14 ships (6 Sheffield, 4 Exeter, 4 Manchester)
- Type 45 β 6 ships, scheduled for commissioning 2009-2014
United States (United States Navy)
See also: List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy
- Bainbridge class β 13 ships
- Truxtun class β 3 ships
- Smith class β 5 ships
- Paulding class β 21 ships
- Cassin class β 8 ships
- O'Brien class β 6 ships
- Tucker class β 6 ships
- Sampson class β 6 ships
- Caldwell class β 6 ships
- Wickes class β 111 ships
- Clemson class β 156 ships
- Farragut class (1934) β 8 ships
- Porter class β 8 ships
- Mahan class β 18 ships
- Gridley class β 4 ships
- Bagley class β 8 ships
- Somers class β 5 ships
- Benham class β 10 ships
- Sims class β 12 ships
- Gleaves class β 66 ships
- Benson class β 30 ships
- Fletcher class β 175 ships
- Allen M. Sumner class β 58 ships
- Gearing class β 98 ships
- Mitscher class β 4 ships
- Forrest Sherman class β 18 ships
- Farragut class (1958) β 10 ships
- Charles F. Adams class β 23 ships
- Spruance class β 30 ships
- Kidd class β 4 ships
- Arleigh Burke class β 60 ships, 1989- (further ships are being constructed or planned)
- Zumwalt class β 3 ships (in construction or planning)
Yugoslavia (Yugoslav Navy)
- Dubrovnik
- Beograd class
- Split
Venezuela (ARBV)
- Nueva Esparta class β 3 ships
- Almirante Clemente class β 6 ships
Notes
References
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906β1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.